Investigators said Alexis Boyce, who was eight months pregnant, was shot in the head inside the couple's apartment they share with her parents on Pershing Avenue.

Alexis Boyce's parents were inside the apartment when the incident occurred and said they heard the gunshot in the living room but didn't actually see Michael Boyce pull the trigger. The victim's father called police.

According to investigators, Michael Boyce first told them that his wife had committed suicide because she was depressed over money. However, when he was confronted with evidence from the scene, he changed his story and said it was an accident, officials said.

Michael Boyce was transported from the Orange County Sheriff's Office to the Orange County Jail.

The surviving infant is being treated in the neonatal intensive care unit at Winnie Palmer Hospital.

Authorities said the couple had been married for about a year.

Officials said Michael Boyce is a former military police officer and was working as a armed security guard.

Michael Boyce is expected to make his first appearance in front of a judge Friday afternoon.